Joel Brennan, former top Evers aide, joins crowded 2026 Wisconsin governor race
Joel Brennan, a top official in the Gov. Tony Evers administration and president of the Greater Milwaukee Committee, joins a crowded governors race in 2026.
Walker, Barrett support Milwaukee start-up model
Republican Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett are teaming up in another rare show of bipartisan support in hopes of stimulating business growth in Milwaukee.
Gov. elect, Madison mayor at odds over high-speed rail future (UPDATE)
By Marie Rohde Scott Walker says make no mistake about it: He has not waffled in his opposition to high-speed rail. “I don’t think we can afford it,” Wisconsin’s governor-elect […]
Politicians: Taxes aren’t the answer
By Matt Pommer A higher Wisconsin sales tax may be in your future. The latest push for increased sales and so-called consumption taxes comes from a consortium of movers and […]
RTA plan divides, then unites counties
Sean Ryan [email protected] The early draft (PDF) of a plan to break the impasse over a southeastern Wisconsin transit system threatens to multiply the squabbles by setting up separate authorities […]
Public works projects defy partnerships
Sean Ryan [email protected] Milwaukee County communities keep tripping up on the specifics of partnerships for public works projects. “On the surface, it may be workable,” said Richard Sokol, Greenfield director […]
UWM project site raises concerns
Sean Ryan [email protected] Rather than fight what could be a losing battle, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee should explore other location options for its new school, according to one Milwaukee County […]
Today’s News
- Wauwatosa shops for specialty grocer
- Wisconsin allocates nearly $50M in tax credits for housing projects
- Contractors eager to fill positions as open construction jobs tick up to 259,000
- Wisconsin awards $130,000 for construction and trade worker training
- Milwaukee manufacturer plans expansion with data center growth
- Megaprojects push Milwaukee construction costs above U.S. average
- Brown County drops data center moratorium proposal
- Cobalt Partners share North Shore Library development plans
- Zignego Co. scores $45M highway contract at start of construction season
- New Berlin residents cold on Rockwell Automations plan
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | June 1
- WisDOT studying redesign of Walker’s Point interchange
Project Profiles
- First prefabricated bridge in US installed in Eau Claire County
- Illinois developer worked with Wisconsin contractor to build 258-unit Wauwatosa apartment complex
- VJS Construction raises the roof for Bruce Guadalupe Community School expansion project
- Microgrid pilot project will store energy for village affected by outages
- Dane County sees uptick in highway work zone crashes, on track to exceed last year
- The Hop streetcar will debut newest service route in fall with limited service
- FPC Live slims venue proposal to 1 downtown building
- Children’s Hospital urgent care center in Milwaukee gets first round of city approval
- With Sonag Construction shut down, feds move to block indicted owner from collecting leftover assets
- Four contractors selected to build border wall prototypes
- UW-Milwaukee’s Greenstreet shaping minds (and the city)
- Turning the Corner(s) (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)









